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Dong Peng
Dong Peng is a protected multiple use management area in the Koh Kong Province of Cambodia. It is located on the north end of the Bay of Kompong Som The Bay of Kampong Som is a southern bay of Cambodia. Kampong Som has a deep water inshore and a chain of islands across the mouth which protect the bay from storms. Deforestation of Indochina mangroves has become issues. Kompong Som is also the lo .... References Geography of Koh Kong province Protected areas of Cambodia {{Cambodia-geo-stub ...
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Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. The sovereign state of Cambodia has a population of over 17 million. Buddhism is enshrined in the constitution as the official state religion, and is practised by more than 97% of the population. Cambodia's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 hill tribes. Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate of two seasons, and the country is made up of a central floodplain around the Tonlé Sap lake and Mekong Delta, surrounded by mountainous regions. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic and cultural centre of Cambodia. The kingdom is an elective co ...
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Sihanoukville (city)
Sihanoukville (; km, ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ, ), also known as Kampong Som ( km, កំពង់សោម, ), is a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital of Preah Sihanouk Province, at the tip of an elevated peninsula in the country's south-west on the Gulf of Thailand. The city is flanked by an almost uninterrupted string of beaches along its entire coastline and coastal marshlands bordering the Ream National Park in the east. The city has one navigable river, the mangrove lined Ou Trojak Jet running from Otres Pagoda to the sea at Otres. A number of thinly inhabited islands – under Sihanoukville's administration – are near the city, where in recent years moderate development has helped to attract a sizable portion of Asia's individual travelers, students, and backpackers. The city, which was named in honour of former king Norodom Sihanouk, had a population of around 89,800 people and approximately 66,700 in its urban center in 2008. Sihanoukvill ...
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Protected Areas Of Cambodia
This is a list of protected areas of Cambodia. A total of 8 forms of protected area are recognized under the Cambodian Protected Area Law of 2008. These are: # National Park # Wildlife sanctuary # Protected landscape # Multiple use area # Ramsar site # Biosphere reserve # Natural heritage site # Marine park National Parks *Botum Sakor National Park *Central Cardamom Mountains National Park * Hun Sen Russei Trep National Park *Kep National Park *Kirirom National Park * Koh Rong National Park * O'Yadav National Park *Phnom Kulen National Park *Preah Monivong National Park *Ream National Park * Southern Cardamom National Park * Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park *Virachey National Park Wildlife sanctuaries * Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary * Chhaeb Wildlife Sanctuary *Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary *Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary *Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary * Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary *Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary *Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary *Phnom Prich ...
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Bay Of Kompong Som
The Bay of Kampong Som is a southern bay of Cambodia. Kampong Som has a deep water inshore and a chain of islands across the mouth which protect the bay from storms. Deforestation of Indochina mangroves has become issues. Kompong Som is also the location of Dong Peng and Sihanoukville with its Sihanoukville Autonomous Port Sihanoukville Autonomous Port ( km, កំពង់ផែស្វយ័តក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ; french: Port autonome du Sihanoukville, PAS) is a government agency and state corporation of Cambodia and Sihanoukville th ..., the main and only deep-water maritime port of Cambodia. References {{Cambodia-geo-stub Bays of Cambodia Geography of Sihanoukville province ...
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Geography Of Koh Kong Province
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. One such concept, the first law of geography, proposed by Waldo Tobler, is "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human and ...
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